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"Jeff is the most positive and skilled producer and artist I know. He has the ability to continually surprise and inspire, and I have never once heard him say that something couldn't be done. There is no job or challenge he doesn't love. He is always ahead of the curve technologically and creatively, and his appreciation for other artists work speaks volumes about the pure joy with which he approaches everything he does in the studio. If I could only work with one person, it would be Jeff Bova."-Jon Wolfson, Artist and Voiceover Actor

bovaland

BOVALAND, Jeff’s studio, has moved to its new location, the historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, which was originally founded by Adolph Zukor as the Famous Players Fiction Studio in 1912. This Hollywood location is the oldest independent studio in continuous operation.

Bovaland was born at the legendary recording studio The Power Station in New York City which Jeff called his home for many years. It was during this time that the best of the industry, from Cyndi Lauper, Eric Clapton, Celine Dion, Meat Loaf, Billy Joel, and many other legends of pop music, enlisted Jeff to contribute to their albums.

After Power Station’s untimely closing, Bovaland’s next home was the world-renownedHit Factory studios in NYC, where Jeff continued his Grammy- and Platinum-award winning work. When the former Power Station became the now famous Avatar Studios, Jeff was invited to return to be part of the creative community there. After many rewarding and creative years in New York City, Jeff decided to move Bovaland to The Lotin Los Angeles. .

With The Lot undergoing major redevelopment, Bovaland’s new home is at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Artists who have worked with Jeff at Bovaland have found themselves energized and motivated in the vital, creative atmosphere wherever Bovaland has called home. As music production and the business has evolved, so has Bovaland. Music projects are done both locally and remotely, to suit today’s budget and production practices.

To bring world-class music to life, it is vital that the environment supports excellence as well as inspiration.

Additional information

As the longest continuously operating studio in the country, Raleigh Studios commenced operations in 1915 as Famous Players Fiction Studios, with a Mary Pickford production. Although the silent era was still in full swing, an early owner had the vision to build one of the world's first soundstages, complete with a glass top so light could enter without disrupting sound recording.

The studio then became Clune Studio, continuing to pass through a number of hands and operating under several different names during its colorful history. Some of the industry's most influential leaders have called the studio lot home, including Douglas Fairbanks, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Walt Disney, Bette Davis (the cult classic Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? was filmed at the lot) and Jim Henson and the Henson Companies.

Over its long history, some of televisions' most famous early shows and pilots were filmed at Raleigh Studios, including Superman, Gunsmoke, and Perry Mason. Raleigh's commissary is a Hollywood original: the historic Studio Café was originally built as a set for the Frank Sinatra Western Johnny Concho.